"Having a white nationalist coming to rabble-rouse and flare anti-Muslim sentiment in New York during the holiest month of the year for Muslims is more than outlandish. But also, we're talking about a white supremacist who's looking for people to respond to them in this way."
"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor, and has faced Islamophobic and racist attacks during the campaign and in his first months as mayor. Conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg described Mamdani as a "jihadist" and "radical Islam cockroach" in a social media post on Monday."
"Saturday's anti-Muslim protest was organized by right-wing activist and pardoned Jan. 6 protester Jake Lang, who has organized other provocative demonstrations, including a pro-ICE protest in Minneapolis. Lang brought a cooked pig, a hateful reference to Islam's rules against eating pork."
Six arrests occurred during Saturday's violent protests outside Gracie Mansion on the Upper East Side following a far-right organized "Crusade Against Islamification" and subsequent counter-protest. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch reported no injuries despite pepper spray and an ignited device being deployed. The anti-Muslim protest was organized by right-wing activist Jake Lang, a pardoned January 6 protester, who brought a cooked pig as a hateful reference to Islamic dietary rules. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, has faced Islamophobic attacks during his campaign and tenure. Counter-protesters organized "Run the Nazis out of New York City: Stand against hate." One individual from Lang's group was arrested for pepper spray use, while two counter-protesters were arrested for handling and deploying improvised explosive devices.
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